* See also:
Names of Indonesia
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Indian Ocean
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of
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
or to the geographical groups which include its islands.
Indonesia is the world's largest
archipelagic state
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, stretching from
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
in
Asia
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to the western part of
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
in
Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of ...
.
History
The exact number of islands composing Indonesia varies among definitions and sources. According to the Law No 9/1996 on Maritime Territory of Indonesia, of 17,508 officially listed islands within the territory of the
Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Ind ...
. According to a geospatial survey conducted between 2007 and 2010 by the
National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping (Bakorsurtanal), Indonesia has 13,466 islands.
However, according to earlier survey in 2002 by
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space ( id, Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional, LAPAN) was the Indonesian government space agency. It was established on November 27, 1963, by former Indonesian president Sukarno after one year's ...
(LAPAN), the Indonesian archipelago has 18,307 islands,
and according to the CIA ''World Factbook'', there are 17,508 islands.
[CIA World Factbook]
/ref> The discrepancy of the numbers of Indonesian islands is due to the earlier surveys including "tidal
Tidal is the adjectival form of tide.
Tidal may also refer to:
* Tidal (album), ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple
* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* ...
islands"; sandy cay
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s and rocky reef
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s that appear during low tide and are submerged during high tide. As of 2023, 17.024 island have been named by Geospatial Information Agency
Geospatial Information Agency ( id, Badan Informasi Geospasial, abbreviation: ''BIG'') is the national mapping agency of Indonesia. BIG was formerly named National Coordinator for Survey and Mapping Agency ( id, Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemet ...
and published in Indonesian Gazetteer.
Major islands
* Sunda Islands
The Sunda Islands ( id, Kepulauan Sunda) are a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago.Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sunda Islands" . ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. They consist of the Greater Sunda ...
** Greater Sunda Islands
*** Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
, formerly Jawa Dwipa.
*** Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
, formerly Swarna Dwipa.
*** Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...
: divided between the Indonesian region Kalimantan
Kalimantan () is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It constitutes 73% of the island's area. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are Brunei and East Malaysia. In Indonesia, "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo.
In 2019, ...
, the country of Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
and the Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
n states of Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...
and Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...
.
*** Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
, formerly Celebes.
** Lesser Sunda Islands
The Lesser Sunda Islands or nowadays known as Nusa Tenggara Islands ( id, Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara, formerly ) are an archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up t ...
*** Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
*** Lombok
*** Sumbawa
Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. Along with Lombok, it forms the province of West Nusa Tenggara, but there ...
*** Flores
Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...
*** Sumba
Sumba ( id, Pulau Sumba) is an island in eastern Indonesia. It is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands and is in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Sumba has an area of , and the population was 779,049 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as a ...
*** Timor
Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is East Timor–Indonesia border, divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western p ...
: divided between Indonesian West Timor
West Timor ( id, Timor Barat) is an area covering the western part of the island of Timor, except for the district of Oecussi-Ambeno (an East Timorese exclave). Administratively, West Timor is part of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The ca ...
and the country of East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...
.
* Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located eas ...
(Moluccas)
* New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
: divided between the Indonesian provinces of Highland Papua
Highland Papua ( id, Papua Pegunungan) is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago, shortened to La Pago. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,408,641 according to the official es ...
, Papua, South Papua
South Papua, officially the South Papua Province ( id, Provinsi Papua Selatan), is an Indonesian province located in the southern portion of Papua, following the borders of Papuan customary region of Anim Ha. Formally established on 11 November 2 ...
, Southwest Papua
Southwest Papua ( id, Papua Barat Daya) is a province of Indonesia, and is a fraction of Western New Guinea. Despite being named southwest, it is a misnomer and this province is actually located in the northwest edge of Papua. The area that belo ...
, Central Papua
Central Papua, officially the Central Papua Province ( id, Provinsi Papua Tengah) is an Indonesian province located in the central region of Western New Guinea. It was formally established on 11 November 2022 from the former eight western regencie ...
and West Papua and the country of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
List of islands
The following islands are listed by province:
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
Banten
* Panaitan
Panaitan (Prinsen, or Prince's Island; sometimes also Princess Island) (1450 m) is an island in the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra, and in the Indonesian province of Banten. It is the largest island in the strait, and is located near the ...
* Sangiang
Sangiang is an island midway in the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java. Administratively it is a part of Banten province of western Java. One current design for the ambitious Sunda Strait Bridge allows for part of th ...
* Tinjil
Tinjil is a small island located in the Indian Ocean. Administratively, this island is included in the area of Pandeglang Regency, Banten.
Since 1988, Tinjil Island has been used as a natural breeding ground for long-tailed monkey species (Macac ...
* Umang
Central Java
Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...
* Karimunjawa
Karimunjawa Islands or Karimunjava Islands ( id, Kepulauan Karimunjawa) is an archipelago of 27 islands in the Java Sea, Indonesia, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Jepara. They have a total land area of 71.2 km2. The main island is ...
* Nusa Kambangan
Nusa Kambangan (also Nusakambangan, Kambangan island, or Nusa Kambangan Island) island is located in Indonesia, separated by a narrow strait from the south coast of Java; the closest port is Cilacap in Central Java province. It known as the plac ...
* Dungeon's Island
Special Capital Region of Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
* Thousand Islands
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(Kepulauan Seribu)
East Java
East Java ( id, Jawa Timur) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost hemisphere of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean bord ...
* Bawean
* Gili Iyang Island
Gili Iyang is an island in the Bali Sea. The island is administrated by Sumenep Regency of Indonesia's East Java province.
Description
Gili Lyang is located in the Bali sea. The island is relatively underdeveloped and has been noted for its pla ...
* Kangean Islands
The Kangean Islands or simply Kangean (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Kangean'') is a collective name referred to the area of Kangean Island, Kangean (the main island) and its surrounding islands lie in the north of Bali Isla ...
* Madura
* Raas
* Nusa Barong
Nusa Barong is a small uninhabited island located south of Java, and is part of Puger District of Jember Regency, East Java
Jember Regency is a regency of East Java province, Indonesia. The population was 2,332,726 at the 2010 census and 2,536 ...
* Raja Island
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* Sempu Island
West Java
West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...
* Monitor Lizard Island (Pulau Biawak), Indramayu
Indramayu ( jv, ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦩꦪꦸ; zh, 南麻由), named after the God Indra, is a town and district which serves as the capital of Indramayu Regency in the West Java province of Indonesia, and is located in the northern coastal area of ...
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
Aceh
Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...
* Banyak Islands
The Banyak Islands (sometimes spelled Banjak Islands) are a group of inhabited islands located between Simeulue and Nias off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia's Aceh Province. Surveys of the area approximate around 71 islands and additi ...
** Tuangku
Tuangku (also known as Great Banyak) is the main and largest island in the Banyak Islands group in Indonesia. The largest town on the island is Haloban.
As a consequence of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, the island dropped rendering the c ...
* Lasia Island
* Simeulue
Simeulue is an island of Indonesia, off the west coast of Sumatra. It covers an area of 1754 square kilometres (677 square miles), including minor offshore islands. It had a population of 80,674 at the 2010 census and 92,865 at the 2020 census ...
* Weh
North Sumatra
North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...
* Batu Islands
The Batu Islands are an archipelago of Indonesia located in the Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Sumatra, between Nias and Siberut. The three primary islands, of approximately equal size, are Pini, Tanahmasa, and Tanahbala. There are seventy ...
* Berhala on the Strait of Malacca
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* Hinako Islands
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Actors
*Hinako Saeki, Japanese actress
* Hinako Sakurai, Japanese model
*Hinako Sano, Japanese actress
Artists and musicians
*Hinako Ashihara, Japanese manga artist
...
* Makole Island
* Masa Island
* Nias
Nias ( id, Pulau Nias, Nias language: ''Tanö Niha'') (sometimes called Little Sumatra in English) is an island located off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Nias is also the name of the archipelago () of which the island is the centre, ...
Islands
* Samosir
Samosir, or Samosir Island, is a large volcanic island in Lake Toba, located in the north of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Administratively, Samosir Island is governed as six of the nine districts within Samosir Regency. The lake and is ...
, Lake Toba
Lake Toba ( id, Danau Toba) ( Toba Batak: ᯖᯀᯬ ᯖᯬᯅ; romanized: ''Tao Toba'') is a large natural lake in North Sumatra, Indonesia, occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is located in the middle of the northern part of the ...
West Sumatra
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* Mentawai Islands Mentawai may refer to:
* Mentawai Islands
* Mentawai Strait
* Mentawai people
* Mentawai language
The Mentawai language is an Austronesian language, spoken by the Mentawai people of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Dialects
Acco ...
** North Pagai
North Pagai (Indonesian: ''Pagai Utara'') is the smallest of the four principal Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is south of Sipora and north of South Pagai (or Pagai Selatan) Island.
The population figure given f ...
** Siberut
Siberut is the largest and northernmost of the Mentawai Islands, located 150 kilometres west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of 3,838.25 km2 including smaller offshore islands, and had a population of 35,091 at the 2010 Cens ...
** Sipura
Sipora (Indonesian: ''Sipora'' or sometimes spelled ''Sipura'') located off Sumatra in the West Sumatra Province of Indonesia, is the second-smallest and most developed of the four Mentawai Islands at only 651.55 km2. It had a population of ...
** South Pagai
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...
* Pasumpahan
Pasumpahan is an island in the sub-district of Bungus, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.
Located 200 m from Sikuai Island, tourism sites in Pasumpahan include white sand beaches and coral reef
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem charac ...
* Sikuai
Sikuai is an island in the sub-district of Bungus Teluk Kabung, City of Padang, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific ...
Bengkulu
* Enggano Island
* potta kulam
Lampung
* Child of Krakatoa (Anak Krakatau)
* Legundi
* Sebesi
Sebesi (also Sebeezee, or 'Bleezie') is an Indonesian island in the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra, and part of the province of Lampung. It rises to a height of and lies about north of the Krakatoa Archipelago; it is the closest large i ...
* Sebuku
Riau
Riau is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest, West Sumatra to the west, and Jambi to the south. Accord ...
* Basu Island
* Bengkalis
* Padang Island, Padang
* Rangsang
* Rupat
* Tebing Tinggi Island
Riau Islands
* Natuna Islands (Kepulauan Natuna)
** Anambas Islands
** Natuna Besar Islands
** South Natuna Islands
** Tambelan Islands
*** Badas Islands
* Riau Archipelago
** Batam
** Bintan
** Bulan Island, Bulan
** Galang Island, Galang
** Karimun islands
** Natuna Besar, Great Natuna
** Penyengat
*** Great Karimun
*** Little Karimun
** Kundur
** Rempang
* Lingga Islands
** Lingga Island, Lingga with nearby islands
** Singkep with nearby islands
Bangka-Belitung Islands
* Bangka Island, Bangka
* Belitung
Kalimantan
Kalimantan () is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It constitutes 73% of the island's area. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are Brunei and East Malaysia. In Indonesia, "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo.
In 2019, ...
Central Kalimantan
* Damar Island, Damar
* Baning Island
* Buaya Island
* Burung Island
East Kalimantan
* Balabalagan Islands
* Derawan Islands
** Kakaban
North Kalimantan
* Bunyu
* Sebatik: divided between Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
and Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...
, East Malaysia
* Tarakan Island, Tarakan
South Kalimantan
* Laut Island, Laut
* Laut Kecil Islands
* Sebuku (Borneo), Sebuku
West Kalimantan
* Bawal Island, Bawal
* Galam
* Karimata Islands
** Karimata
* Maya Karimata, Maya
Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
Central Sulawesi
* Banggai Islands Regency, Banggai Islands
** Banggai
** Bowokan Islands (Kepulauan Treko)
** Buka Buka Island, Buka Buka
** Peleng
* Masoni Island
* Simatang Island
* Togian Islands
** Togian
** Tolitoli
North Sulawesi
* Bangka Island, North Sulawesi, Bangka
* Bunaken
* Lembeh
* Manado Tua
* Nain
* Sangihe Islands
** Nanipa
** Bukide
** Sangir Island, Sangir Besar
** Siau Island, Siau
** Tagulandang
* Talaud Islands
** Kabaruan
** Karakelang
** Salibabu
* Talise
South Sulawesi
* Pabbiring Islands
* Sabalana Islands
* Selayar Islands
** Selayar Island
* Takabonerate Islands
* Tengah Islands
Southeast Sulawesi
* Buton
* Kabaena
* Muna Island, Muna
* Tukangbesi Islands
** Wakatobi
*** Wangiwangi Island, Wangiwangi
* Wowoni
Lesser Sunda Islands
The Lesser Sunda Islands or nowadays known as Nusa Tenggara Islands ( id, Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara, formerly ) are an archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up t ...
Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
* Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
* Menjangan Island
* Nusa Lembongan
* Nusa Penida
* Serangan Island
* Nusa Ceningan
East Nusa Tenggara
* Alor Islands
** Alor Island, Alor
** Kepa
** Pantar
* Flores
Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...
** Babi Island, Flores, Babi Island
** Mules Island
* Komodo (island), Komodo
** Gili Lawadarat
** Gili Lawalaut
** Mangiatan Island
** Makasar Island
*** Taka Makasar
** Mauwang Island
** Pararambah Island
** Siaba Besar Island
*** Siaba Kecil Island
*** Mangiatan Island
*** Tatawa Island
**** Tukoh Pemaroh
*** Pararambah Island
* Padar Island
** Batubilah Island
** Padar Kecil Island
* Palu'e, Palu Island
* Pemana Islands
* Rinca
** Gili Motang
** Golo Mori
** Muang Island
** Rohbong Island
*** Tukoh Gagak
*** Tukoh Rohbongkoe
** Papagaran Besar Island
*** Papagaran Kecil Island
*** Batu Island
*** Mole Island
** Pengah Besar Island
*** Pengah Kecil Island
*** Batupengah Island
* Rote Island
* Savu
* Solor Islands
** Adonara
** Lembata
** Solor
* Sumba
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** Halura Island
* Timor
Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is East Timor–Indonesia border, divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western p ...
, divided between Indonesia (West Timor
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) and the independent nation of East Timor
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** Semau Island
West Nusa Tenggara
* Gili Islands
** Gili Air
** Gili Trawangan
** Gili Meno
* Banta Island
* Gili Biaha
* Gili Mimpang
* Gili Selang
* Gili Tepekong
* Lombok
* Medang Island
* Moyo Island
* Menjangan Island
* Sangeang
* Satonda
* Sumbawa
Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. Along with Lombok, it forms the province of West Nusa Tenggara, but there ...
Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located eas ...
Maluku (province), Maluku
* Aru Islands Regency, Aru Islands
** Enu
** Kobroor
** Maikoor
** Trangan
** Wokam
* Babar Island, Babar
* Banda Islands, Banda
* Barat Daya Islands
** Damer
** Liran
** Romang (island), Romang
** Wetar
* Boano
* Buru
* Gorong archipelago
* Kai Islands
* Kelang
* Leti Islands
** Lakor
** Leti (island), Leti
** Moa (Indonesia), Moa
* Manipa
* Nusa Laut
* Seram
** Ambon Island, Ambon
** Osi
** Saparua
* Tanimbar Islands
** Selaru
** Yamdena
* Small volcanic islands in Banda Sea
* Tayandu Islands (Kepulauan Tayando)
* Watubela archipelago
North Maluku
* Bacan, with nearby islands:
** Kasiruta
** Mandioli
** Muari
* Erà Islands
* Halmahera, with nearby islands:
** Makian
** Ternate
** Tidore
** Hiri
** Mare
** Maitara
** Kayoa
** Laluin
** Moti
** Rau
** Kakara
** Meti
** Medi
** Tagalaya
** Cumo
** Widi Islands
* Morotai, with nearby islands:
** Rau
* Obi Islands, which include:
** Bisa
** Gomumu
** Obi
** Obilatu
** Tobalai
* Sula Islands Regency, Sula Islands
Western New Guinea
''Islands near the Indonesian half of New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
island.''
West Papua
* Asia Island
* Karas Island, Karas
* Semai Island, Semai
Southwest Papua
Southwest Papua ( id, Papua Barat Daya) is a province of Indonesia, and is a fraction of Western New Guinea. Despite being named southwest, it is a misnomer and this province is actually located in the northwest edge of Papua. The area that belo ...
* Ayu Islands
** Palau Ayu
** Palau Reni
* Raja Ampat Islands
** Batanta
** Boo Islands
** Fam Islands
** Misool
** Waigeo
*** Gam
*** Kawe
Papua
* Biak Islands
** Biak
** Mios Num
** Numfor
** Supiori Island, Supiori
** Yapen
* Komoran
* Yos Sudarso Island, Yos Sudarso
See also
* Indonesian archipelago
* List of Indonesian islands by area
* List of Indonesian islands by population
Notes
References
Bibliography
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